, 1887-07-13

town were 80 long, loud. ana oVerpOWerlng
as to.he absolutely exciting. The Queen was
thrilled. It was while passing through this
vast multitude that the extreme popularity
of the arrangement OF the Queens personal
escort was made most manifest The sons,
the sons. in law, and the grand-sons were all
cheered by the people. Prince Frederick
William, the German Crown Prince, in his
white uniform, was easily recognized by the
populace, and he was applauded by English
men as he never has yet been IN his own
country. His manner was modest and alta
BILE and he captured the hearts of the crowds
and bowed again and again In acknowledge
ment of the warmth of his reception. Going
along Piccadilly the Queen was seen to look up
at Apsley House, and as she passed the man
sions of her intimate friends she glanced
somewhat hastily at their abodes, moro eS-
pecially when passing the Duke OF Cam
BRIDGES, Baron Rothschild's, Baroness Bur
det-Coutt's s, and John Bright's old apartments,
It was not until Devonshire House was
reached that the Queen began to realize the
grand preparations that had been made to
greet her. Here the Marquis of Harrington
had had q spacious gallery erected, from
which many hundreds Of gally-dressed ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and cheered the
Queen. Facing Devonshire House, at the
Bath Hotel, another gigantic booth had been
erected, and from this point to Westminster
Abbey every point OF vantage had been siezed
by contractors to fix seats. Shop fronts and
and first floors were rented st from $40 to
$50 each, and in some cases even more. The
fronts of the Burlinton Arcade, the Royal
Academy, the Egyptian Hall, st. James's
Parish Church, (where 900 children were
seated and sang GOD Save the Queen, } and
the Museum OF Geology were all packed with
I.---o Ao:ooo ~, raoahi1C poOant C;ro,,o
where six main streets converge, the sight
was a memorable one, the streets being all
splendidly decorated with flowers, flags,
evergreens, &c. Many of the imposing com
mercial buildings along the way were one
mass OF heads. Many Of the shops hereabout
had their fronts removed and elegant bou-
doris formed in their places.
The procession as viewed from the Duke Of
York's column, passing down the hill from the
circus to Pail Mall East, was q remarkable
sight. The shouts of the people were plainly
heard from the top of the column. Many
American ladies and gentlemen had secured
seats at palatial commercial establishments in
Waterloo place, and joined in the enthusiasm
as warmly as the English,
In Trafalgar-square there was congregsted
& most extraordinary mass of human beings.
It packed the street surface of the large
square and its overflow crowded N~orthumber.
land-avenue to the Thames embankment,
besides covering every stoop, step, post.
doorway, window, roof, chimney, tree, pole,
and other projection and eminence within
sight of Nelson's column. The gaily bedeck-
ed leased windows and stands held thousands
above the ordinary crowds. In the rented
and less crowded points of vantage the splen-
did holiday attire of the women, specially
arranged for the occasion, showed off to
great advantage and lent pleasant effect to
the scene. The steps and lions of the Nelson
column were crowded with people, while the
roof and steps of st. Martins Church and
the steps of the National Gallery were pack
ed with a dense crowd After crossing Ira
falgar square, where the police had great
difficulty in keeping the people back, the
procession gradually approached N~orthumber-
land-avenue, which, on it's southern side,
is mainly covered with two gigantic hotels
the Hotel Victoria and the Hotel Metro
pole. These, as we'll as the newly erected
Constitutional Club building, were crowded
with sightseers.
The Thames Embankment was jammed all
the way from Charing Gross to Westminster.
Here the crush was terrible, and it was here
that policemen and soldiers tainted at their
work of maintaining order. Looking back at
She days pageant it still passes ordinary com
prehension how the military and police man